weather.com: What do the severe weather alerts mean?

The National Weather Service (NWS) has many different types of weather alerts. Most fall in to three categories: Advisories, Watches and Warnings, ordered from least-to-most severe. As a weather event develops, an alert may be issued in any of these categories, or under different categories as needed (such as ‘weather statements’). Always click on the alert to read specific information.

You can find severe weather alerts in two main locations on weather.com. First, alerts will be shown at the top of your local forecast page. Simply type in your zip code or city, and any valid alert will be shown at the top of the local forecast.

Additionally, you can view state-by-state alerts across the US by looking under the main navigation tab ‘Severe Weather’. There you will see a link for ‘Alerts’